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50 thoughts on “Cutting and Pasting”

I do something very similar!! Several of my to-be-revised chapters are collections of scissored and stapled-together scenes. It’s a hot mess, but lots less confusing (for me, anyway) than trying to cut-copy-paste on the computer. I cringe, but for lack of a better word, I think it’s more, uh, organic.

I do something very similar!! Several of my to-be-revised chapters are collections of scissored and stapled-together scenes. It’s a hot mess, but lots less confusing (for me, anyway) than trying to cut-copy-paste on the computer. I cringe, but for lack of a better word, I think it’s more, uh, organic.

Call me a freak, but I love pictures like this, and I love doing hands-on revision instead of keyboard stuff. I printed out my manuscript on Monday and am working with highlighters and post-its. Something about handling actual pages is much more gratifying, isn’t it?

I know exactly what you mean. That hands-on work feels so real and immediate whereas shuffling stuff around in a Word document can seem meaningless. It’s much easier for my mind to jump the rails when I’m working on the computer than it is when I’m moving around paper.
I’ve been carrying my highlighter and sticky note pack with me for the past week or so. I love it!
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I know exactly what you mean. That hands-on work feels so real and immediate whereas shuffling stuff around in a Word document can seem meaningless. It’s much easier for my mind to jump the rails when I’m working on the computer than it is when I’m moving around paper.

I’ve been carrying my highlighter and sticky note pack with me for the past week or so. I love it!

Call me a freak, but I love pictures like this, and I love doing hands-on revision instead of keyboard stuff. I printed out my manuscript on Monday and am working with highlighters and post-its. Something about handling actual pages is much more gratifying, isn’t it?

Hope you don’t mind my posting and friending! I’ve been enjoying your comment on Jeannine’s and Lorraine’s blogs — and I *love* these photos. I’ve been stepping away from the computer and getting hands-on for my own revisions, too. But you make me think it’s time to get out the scissors, too!

Hope you don’t mind my posting and friending! I’ve been enjoying your comment on Jeannine’s and Lorraine’s blogs — and I *love* these photos. I’ve been stepping away from the computer and getting hands-on for my own revisions, too. But you make me think it’s time to get out the scissors, too!

I know exactly what you mean. That hands-on work feels so real and immediate whereas shuffling stuff around in a Word document can seem meaningless. It’s much easier for my mind to jump the rails when I’m working on the computer than it is when I’m moving around paper.

I’ve been carrying my highlighter and sticky note pack with me for the past week or so. I love it!

Um, that does sound a bit crazy. But I know all writers have their own processes and systems. However, I know you either must not have dogs and cats or that you’re way tidier than me! (Wait, I think you have a cat which means you’re tidier. Go figure!)

Um, that does sound a bit crazy. But I know all writers have their own processes and systems. However, I know you either must not have dogs and cats or that you’re way tidier than me! (Wait, I think you have a cat which means you’re tidier. Go figure!)